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Obama on Iraq, and the economy
The SwampPresident Obama's speech from the Oval Office, as prepared for delivery, is available after the jump.......Tags: Democracy, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Barack Obama, World War II (1939-1945), Elections
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Allen West at Veterans Day events
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsU.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, is participating in events to mark Veterans Day. On Friday, he???ll be riding his motorcycle in the Palm Beach County Veteran's Day Parade, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The parade is in downtown West......Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Day, Allen West
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Congressman Ted Deutch planning veterans job fair
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsWith unemployment among young, male veterans at 30 percent and reports of veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq having trouble transitioning to civilian life, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, is planning an event to help former servicemembers find.....Tags: Defense, Chicago Jobs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Alcee Hastings mourns death of former County Commissioner Dennis Koehler
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsU.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, said Monday he was saddened by the death of former Palm Beach County Commissioner Dennis Koehler. Mr. Koehler, 69, died Sunday after battling melanoma. From Hastings, whose district includes part of Palm Beach County:...Tags: Florida, Palm Beach County Commission, Pension and Welfare, Vietnam, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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New ad targets GOP on GI Bill
The Swampby Aamer Madhani With Americans celebrating Memorial Day, Americans United for Change launched a television advertising blitz over the weekend against four House Republicans who voted against an overhaul of the GI Bill. The advertisements target Reps....Tags: Ohio, State Budgets, Steve Chabot, Republican Party, Government
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Federal offense: Fake war heroism
The Swampby John Crewdson Dick Agnew, a retired Army major, was hunting for a parking place at Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport when something stopped him cold. Agnew had just passed a car bearing a rare Legion of Valor license plate,......Tags: Awards and Prizes, Armed Forces, Justice System, Crimes, Prisons
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Bush can go to... : Rahm Emanuel
The Swampby Frank James Rep. Rahm Emanuel, one of Congress's best trash talkers, has some ideas on where President Bush can go. Riffing off Bush's recent farewell tour to Europe, Emanuel, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, suggests, tongue-in-cheek, the...Tags: Government Health Care, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Major League Baseball, Colleges and Universities, Weather
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Obama in red, white and blue
The SwampFrom Monday's Chicago Tribune by John McCormick To some ears, his name sounds foreign. His father was not an American citizen. Many of his relatives live overseas. And a portion of his own childhood was spent abroad. Every presidential candidate......Tags: Constitutional Issues, Kansas, Armed Forces, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Pelosi backing Edwards for vice president
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown And for vice president? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to tout Edwards. "I've always tried to encourage Mr. Edwards to run for leadership or something," Pelosi told reporters this morning. "I think he's an extraordinarily...Tags: John Edwards, Barack Obama, Government, People, Elections
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McCain shake-up: Bush aides for the non-Bush??
Spin CycleToday's McCain campaign shake-up, pushing lobbyist Rick Davis upstairs and installing operative Steve Schmidt in the nexus of power, will go a long way toward convincing everyone that McCain will not be an extension of Bush's policies. From the......Tags: Political Candidates, Defense, Elections, George W. Bush, White House
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McCain campaign's new Karl Rove look
The Swampby Frank James Political tremors were felt coming out of Arlington, Va. today where Sen. John McCain keeps his campaign headquarters. You had to have a special political seismograph to pick them up, however, which means normal people detected nothing........Tags: Hillary Clinton, Political Candidates, Defense, Newspapers, Barack Obama
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Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill
The Swampby Katie Fretland No lawmakers were present at President Bush's signing of a $162 billion war-spending bill today, but White House Press Secretary Dana Perino notes: "They're all out of town." Congress is out for a July 4 break. The......Tags: Crimes, Government, Drug Trafficking, John McCain, White House
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